The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-20

its cause. Pretty soon the chairman of the
committee sided up to Mr. COnkllng ana
said: Mr. Conkling, would you prefer to
be the first or the second speaker Mr..
Conkling, instead of replying to this ques-
ton, looked at the crowd and then at the
platform and said: Where do you intend
me to Speakr
why, here said the chairman, appar-
emily surprised
az told the Republican State Committee,
said Mr. Conkling, that | would not speak
out OF doors and that they must proYldc
me with hall in every place that we might
visit
"'But, Mr. Conkling,' said the chairman
in CONSERVATION, there was such a multi,
tude came to hear you speak that the small
hall in our place would not hold them. we
therefore thought that you would waive
your rule for once and make your address
here
Mr.. Conkling's features did not relax in
to gracious smile. On the contrary; the
frown grew deeper on his face as he replied:
I told the Republican State Committee
that would not speak out Of doors. do
not intend to speak out of doors.
Seeing that Mr.. Conkling was lntlexlble,
the chairman came over to Inc and SAID:
Mr.. Depew, we find that Mr.. Conkling pre-
feIs to speak in hall We will therefore
open hall down town in which he may
make his address. 1t will take us half an
hour, however, to get the hall ready. Would
you kindly entertain the audience in the
intervalP | felt strong and in speech
making mood and therefore replied, Ger
tainly While they were putting Mr..
Conkling in big barouche to take him
down town | had time to reflect that there
was good chance Of my losing my audience
in a short time. The great mass OF it, IN
deed, seemed inclined to follow the
chariot of Mr.. Conkling as it moved
off with him seated in it through
the fair grounds. / said to myself: You
will have TO catch hold of this crowd pretty
quick or you won't have any one to speak
to-. The chairman luckily at that moment
presented me to the audience. said to my
self that it would be a good idea to tell at
once an amusing story. So started in with
story as the front stoop Of my speech. l
was strong, my lungs were in good cond1-
ton, and l had had a months practice in
speaking. | sent out my voice half mile
or more over that crowd, laden with that
story. When 1 got through man
in the crowd yelled out: Tell us an
other The crowd laughed and there
were more cries of: Tell us another Well
we had been travelling about the State, as
said, for month and had heard a string
of good stories. So told them right along
lOl dpOuO twenty IlluuIeS IHC CIONu "
that time had got mellowed up and feeling
good-natured and l edged a little into the
serious part of my speech. When l saw
they were getting tired I told them more
stories and started again into the argumen-
tative part of the address. The end of the
whole matter is that managed to hold the
entire crowd for a speech of about two and
one-half hours duration-they have good di-
gestions in the country.
when got back to the hotel downtown
found Mr.. Conkling in the reading room
looking out of the window with a very dis
satisfied look on his face What sort of an
audience did you have1 said he as drew up
a chair. Oh l replied, AN excellent one.
They heard me with great patience. What
luck did you haveH
"'Well, said Mr. Conkling, they took me
through that crowd at the fair grounds as
though were part of a menagerie, an ami
mai to be displayed, and when we reached
the lower part of the town they led me into
a thing they called hall, We waited half
an hour and few boys and market women
strolled inland did not speak ~